New Zealand

New Zealand has been heavy on my heart the past few days. They have a piece of my heart that I can't explain, except God has placed a desire to visit and to be with the people of NZ. Which is why when I saw on the news last night that there was an earthquake there, my heart ached. And it still does, as people are picking up the pieces today, and the days to come.

The earthquake in Christchurch last night killed at least 65 people.

The damage is devastating. My heart goes out to all those who have been affected.

Please join me in lifting up Christchurch, NZ in prayer.

New Zealand

I love New Zealand. I think they're awesome. I dream of going there someday.

Now, you must know that I have an affinity for foreign accents.

I love them.

I love to listen to people talk. I will look up interviews and such for actors, like Gerard Butler (insert dreamy sigh here)(read: I know GB isn't a kiwi, but I just love his accent), just to listen to them talk.

But that's not relevant.

I want to befriend a kiwi (read: New Zealander), just so I can hear him talk. (read: I know NZ has girls too, but I only ever think of boys with sexy accents. Call me sexist. I don't care.)

I want to marry a kiwi, so said sexy accent can be available to me 24/7.

{coming back to reality from dreaming about said kiwi.}

Anywho, the accents, no matter how incredibly sexy they are, are not the only reason I love NZ. It's a beautiful country really. See?

This is the famous Bay of Islands.

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How beautiful is that?

I am always in awe of God's amazing beauty in nature of New Zealand.

(read: I am not a nature-gal. But I can still appreciate this :))

In fact, some of the Chronicles of Narnia was filmed here. (well, in NZ, not the Bay of Islands)

I love C.S. Lewis.

Sigh. I love New Zealand.

So who wants to come to New Zealand with me?

Dreaming BiG! :)

Dreaming BIG!

Sooo. It has been a loooong time since I have last blogged! So, in honor of the new(ish) year, I've decided to change it up a bit! New look, new title, new stuff! I will try to blog more often, but we obviously know how good I am at this (ha!)... sooo... Here we go!

Dreaming is one of my favorite pastimes.

Seriously.

I love to dream the "impossible."

I catch myself dreaming of a glamorous life, with no worries, no homework, no problems (and occasionally this). And I think "Wouldn't life be just grand if everything was perfect?" Well yes, that would be awesome. And sometimes I just wish I could live in my dreams. Escape the stresses of school, of life in general.

But then God reminds me how awesome my real life is.

How I'm so blessed to be a part of my family.

How amazing my friends are.

How fortunate I am to live in such a wonderful country.

And I could keep going!

My point is, sometimes I get caught up in fantasy-land, and God has to bring me back down to earth. But even though I dream (BiG), it doesn't mean I should quit dreaming altogether (a dream is a wish your heart makes, after all), but instead of focusing on my dream-life, I should be living my dream.

So. Dream BiG. Live life.

Your BiG dream quote for the day:

"No dreamer is ever too small. No dream is ever to big."

Sweet Dreams! :)